EP0230412A4 - Pitch controlled ground effect vehicle. - Google Patents
Pitch controlled ground effect vehicle.Info
- Publication number
- EP0230412A4 EP0230412A4 EP19850905013 EP85905013A EP0230412A4 EP 0230412 A4 EP0230412 A4 EP 0230412A4 EP 19850905013 EP19850905013 EP 19850905013 EP 85905013 A EP85905013 A EP 85905013A EP 0230412 A4 EP0230412 A4 EP 0230412A4
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- Prior art keywords
- vehicle
- engine
- lift
- fan
- air
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V1/00—Air-cushion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
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- B60V1/14—Propulsion; Control thereof
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V3/00—Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
- Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
- Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PCT/US1985/001386 WO1987000492A1 (en) | 1985-07-22 | 1985-07-22 | Pitch controlled ground effect vehicle |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0230412A1 EP0230412A1 (en) | 1987-08-05 |
EP0230412A4 true EP0230412A4 (en) | 1988-01-20 |
EP0230412B1 EP0230412B1 (en) | 1992-12-09 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP85905013A Expired - Lifetime EP0230412B1 (en) | 1985-07-22 | 1985-07-22 | Pitch controlled ground effect vehicle |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US4666012A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0230412B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS63500298A (en) |
KR (1) | KR920002408B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU573047B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3586894T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1987000492A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (15)
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FR2618391B1 (en) * | 1987-07-22 | 1991-12-06 | Aeroplast Sarl | STEERING AND BRAKING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES POWERED BY FLUID JETS |
DE3927921C1 (en) * | 1989-08-24 | 1990-07-26 | Dr.Ing.H.C. F. Porsche Ag, 7000 Stuttgart, De | |
US5429359B1 (en) * | 1993-01-04 | 1997-06-03 | Eugene L Timperman | Hovering craft and game |
US5464069A (en) * | 1994-08-04 | 1995-11-07 | Gifford; William J. | Ground effect vehicle |
US5738302A (en) * | 1996-04-02 | 1998-04-14 | Freeland; Verne L. | Airborne vehicle |
DE19725740A1 (en) * | 1997-06-18 | 1998-12-24 | Klaus Blum | Hovercraft vehicle |
US6719079B2 (en) | 2002-09-17 | 2004-04-13 | William Larry Jones | Ground effect vehicle using a frontal ram air stream and aerodynamic lift |
US8051935B2 (en) * | 2008-07-01 | 2011-11-08 | Weber State University | Hovercraft and methods of manufacture and use of same |
US8453591B2 (en) * | 2009-08-10 | 2013-06-04 | Ocke Mannerfelt | Marine vessel with extendable and retractable surface effect wings |
CA2831472C (en) * | 2011-04-15 | 2020-04-14 | Lta Corporation | Transportation system including a hovering vehicle |
CN103419910B (en) * | 2013-08-23 | 2016-08-10 | 刘巳阳 | A kind of remote control mini air cushion lifeboat |
US20160052503A1 (en) * | 2014-08-25 | 2016-02-25 | Cameron HOWELL | Apparatus including user-platform assembly and air-thrusting assembly and method therefor |
CN107031802A (en) * | 2016-10-22 | 2017-08-11 | 钟贵洪 | A kind of remote control air cushion lifeboat |
US11661049B2 (en) * | 2019-06-07 | 2023-05-30 | Avx Aircraft Company | Gearbox for air cushion vehicles |
RU197629U1 (en) * | 2019-12-17 | 2020-05-18 | Антон Владимирович Нуколов | AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE |
Citations (5)
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GB1111616A (en) * | 1964-05-29 | 1968-05-01 | Nat Res Dev | Improvements in or relating to centrifugal compressors |
FR2106716A6 (en) * | 1970-09-22 | 1972-05-05 | Sedam | |
US3685607A (en) * | 1970-03-26 | 1972-08-22 | Eglen Hovercraft Inc | Air support vehicle |
FR2170941A1 (en) * | 1972-02-09 | 1973-09-21 | Beaudequin Jacques | |
US4322208A (en) * | 1978-10-10 | 1982-03-30 | Beloit Corporation | Swivel mounted propulsion and steering apparatus |
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GB894644A (en) * | 1957-05-02 | 1962-04-26 | Hovercraft Dev Ltd | Improvements in or relating to aircraft |
US3078939A (en) * | 1959-12-16 | 1963-02-26 | Carwil Entpr Inc | Earth-skimming air vehicle |
US3205960A (en) * | 1961-02-08 | 1965-09-14 | Bell Aerospace Corp | Ground effect machine |
US3216518A (en) * | 1961-11-07 | 1965-11-09 | Fred Starobin A | Control device for air cushion vehicles |
GB952575A (en) * | 1962-10-15 | 1964-03-18 | Rolls Royce | Power plant, e.g. for ground effect vehicles |
GB1222521A (en) * | 1968-01-11 | 1971-02-17 | Vesper Ltd | Gas-cushion vehicles |
IL29851A (en) * | 1968-04-18 | 1971-08-25 | Kirpitznikof N | Air cushion vehicle |
US3582520A (en) * | 1968-09-30 | 1971-06-01 | Ppg Industries Inc | Stabilization of unsaturated interpolymers |
US3608662A (en) * | 1970-01-14 | 1971-09-28 | Air Cushion Vehicles | Air cushion vehicle |
US3968851A (en) * | 1975-03-14 | 1976-07-13 | Robert James Windt | Automatic lift system for air cushion vehicles |
FR2347244A1 (en) * | 1975-12-29 | 1977-11-04 | Guienne Paul | Small air cushion vehicle for land or sea - is built around inflatable boat hull and has inner skirt to form two separate air cushions |
US4313512A (en) * | 1980-02-11 | 1982-02-02 | Mario Jutras | Air cushion vehicle |
US4462560A (en) * | 1982-01-26 | 1984-07-31 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force | Airplane take-off system |
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1985
- 1985-07-22 DE DE8585905013T patent/DE3586894T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1985-07-22 US US06/862,221 patent/US4666012A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-07-22 EP EP85905013A patent/EP0230412B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-07-22 AU AU49613/85A patent/AU573047B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1985-07-22 KR KR1019870700215A patent/KR920002408B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1985-07-22 WO PCT/US1985/001386 patent/WO1987000492A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1985-07-22 JP JP60504405A patent/JPS63500298A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1111616A (en) * | 1964-05-29 | 1968-05-01 | Nat Res Dev | Improvements in or relating to centrifugal compressors |
US3685607A (en) * | 1970-03-26 | 1972-08-22 | Eglen Hovercraft Inc | Air support vehicle |
FR2106716A6 (en) * | 1970-09-22 | 1972-05-05 | Sedam | |
FR2170941A1 (en) * | 1972-02-09 | 1973-09-21 | Beaudequin Jacques | |
US4322208A (en) * | 1978-10-10 | 1982-03-30 | Beloit Corporation | Swivel mounted propulsion and steering apparatus |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS63500298A (en) | 1988-02-04 |
EP0230412B1 (en) | 1992-12-09 |
DE3586894D1 (en) | 1993-01-21 |
DE3586894T2 (en) | 1993-06-03 |
AU4961385A (en) | 1987-02-10 |
KR870700525A (en) | 1987-12-29 |
EP0230412A1 (en) | 1987-08-05 |
AU573047B2 (en) | 1988-05-26 |
US4666012A (en) | 1987-05-19 |
WO1987000492A1 (en) | 1987-01-29 |
KR920002408B1 (en) | 1992-03-23 |
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